ehh, a communist society isn't just classless, it's stateless and moneyless aswell. the Soviet Union was, though led by a communist party, a socialist society (as referenced to in the name "Union of Soviet *Socialist* Republics" or USSR for short.
It always amuses me to no end when communists claim to strive for a stateless society, while also claiming they’ll have the ability to try and distribute mass resources on a net scale to various people “fairly.” Definitely no government necessary there, regardless of the name it’s given. Of course, communist thought never had any actual practical logic to any of it regardless.
Agreed, there is no such thing as a communist country only a socialist country. In order for a country to be communist, the whole civilization on earth must be communist.
@-Jubulus I am well aware of the self-proclaimed differences. You seem to be under the delusion that communism doesn't calm that the state will eventually melt away once everyone is so consumed by communist ideology that all will get along splendidly, and things will simply work.
It should be noted that Marx idea of higher-stage communism is one of not only a classless society, but also stateless and moneyless. He did believe that the transitional period, right following the initial revolution would have a state, and that that state would eventually 'wither away'. As I understand it, in his earlier works he advocated for state seizure of many industries, but in his later revised ideas (particularly after the Paris Commune) he believed in a more decentralized network of communes with a more limited state (a bit like what Council Communist would later advocate for too).
@@RandomRothbardian Agree, that's why I'm not Marxist-Leninist (or the ideologies that grew out of it). I'm also not in favor of capitalism though, because it has the same type of power imbalances and coercion, and leads to accumulation of power into oligarchies.
@@KarlSnarks Keynesian capitalism has a high probability of corruption due to the power of the government However Hayek’s economic theory is one in which the government is as small as possible therefore limiting government corruption however I don’t currently know of any countries using Hayek’s method
No, they starved because they SABOTAGED collectivisation and also due to adoption of Lysenkoism propagated by the Ukrainian pseudo scientist Trofim Lysenko.
An don't forget the Ucraine famine where the Soviets confiscated ALL the crops in the country leaving the farmers to literally starve to death in their own fields because socialist/communist USSR could not feed itself.
Both were because of really bad ideas that were meant to target pests Example: China wanted to kill sparrows since they were seen as a pest. Turns out they're really important, and as their population went down, farms got a lot worse, leading to a famine
Well,for my father's family, here is what Communism meant to him...... 1. Property confiscation 2. Disarmament 3. Forced labor camps 4. Execution attempts on family members 5. Fleeing country of birth. 6. Poverty 7. Rationed food and gas 8. Oppression
This is how communism works on paper, it's just that type of system was never achieved. The places that it was implemented were largely agricultural and uneducated societies so authoritarian measures were necessary which led to the problems seen in those countries.
@@_iceyIt is no coincidence that Marx believed that the revolution should be born in already developed countries...France, England, Germany etc. furthermore the revolution had to expand rapidly into neighboring great powers to be successful. Hard but not impossibile
I wouldn't say that the USSR had a "lack of innovation". Consider they were competing with the USA, and have contributed lots to science, medicine and of course, art, literature and music. The notion that innovation only exists because of competition is false. Ask any person who actually wants to help the world instead of capitalising on new technology
This is true, innovation can happen anywhere at anytime, we just need to give the innovators resources and allow ideas to be freely shared. Surely this can't be halted due to IP and dwindling wages in our capitalist society!
No, I have no clue were you got that info. They sent spies around the world alike to the US. That’s how they got the bomb. The only thing the USSR will truly be remembered for innovation was the legacy of the klashnikov rifle, and sending a satellite into orbit first. Not to mention the GDP of California was larger than the entire GDP of the USSR after the 1960s. And they made the first APFSDF round. But for countries of Russia’s size and capability they were under preforming before, during and still today after communism failed.
@@sidengland6302 Sure I'll bite. Communism, is an economic system in which there is no private ownership of the means of production. Communism means there is no big boss, as the workers of each production facility, own said facility. How is this a "freeloader's dream"?
But the leader ! Leader have to have good life ! castro in Cuba, ortega in Nicaragua , cahvez and close friends in Venezuela are some you can verify 2024.
Listen, it's one of these things where if it worked like it was supposed to, itd be the ideal way to run a country. But again, people just don't work this way.
It sounds like private property is just “government property” and no one should have so much power. Unfortunately there are a lot of flaws in capitalism and communism
Exactly, they are looking for a way to abolish class (class being someone who has power) but when they hand over all the power to the government, the government in turn becomes another kind of class.
I’m not sure how I came across your channel but GRATEFUL I did! Thank you for breaking down complex subjects in an easy to understand manner without even a hint of condensation!! Thanks 😊
@@IllustratetoEducate So the USSR is not innovative, the country that invented mobile phones, laptops, space exploration is just not innovative, look at capitalism, the invention of the light bulb by Nicolas tesla had no money to sell it and instead the rich got the money and credit. And the USSR and the PRC is way more democratic then the capitalist 2 party dictatorship that have the same policies.
@@IllustratetoEducate I agree about the no condensation! I HATE HATE HATE it when I'm trying to learn politics and the surrounding vaporized air starts condensing into water droplets around me! Darn condensation!
I still can’t wrap my head around the means of production being controlled by the community? As in all business decisions would be made by the employees of a business? What would that look like in practice? Like all 500 employees of a business would have to agree on every business strategy? Is that logistically possible?
@@kathrynnoel1724 And the delegates are elected because they do the best for the customers ? If not it will fail. And this is the simple cause - communism and socialism will always fail. It only works if everyone is poor. But what is the advantage in everyone being poor?
That can work under democratic control of the means of production and wealth. Therefore, it is necessary to create workers' assemblies where decisions are made democratically. It is obvious that there will always be a minority that does not agree with the decisions of the majority, but in communism the decisions have social goals, and the common people can work in a united and cooperative manner under common interests.
Communism is suppose to be a moneyless and stateless society in its truest form. Aside from having those two incorrections I mentioned before, it is a extremely good video that is able to explain Communism in a more simple term! Thanks for the video! ☭😃
The final form of communism is supposed to be stateless. You're supposed to use the power of the state to get there first. Usually that's the part where it falters cos the state doesn't wanna go away...
How many people have died of starvation? Did you know the world produces enough food to feed the entire planet five times over ever year? Because of capitalism most food produced is thrown out so more can be sold
I generally concur with the points made in the video, up until approximately 2:10. Beyond that point, however, I find several flaws in the explanation presented. Expressing my viewpoint from an anarcho-Christian communist perspective, I believe that this video can serve as a good starting point for individuals seeking to dive deeper into the study of communism. Thank you and I encourage you to continue your commendable efforts.
Can you clarify this part for me? -> (2:46) "create a system in which the means of production are owned by the people" followed by "In a communist society, the government controls all aspects of the economy" Do the people own the means of production, or does the government own the means of production?
In theory the government is meant to present the interests of the peoples, so "the government is people" . Though in reality the goverment is just a group of people who looks after their own interests. Thats why among the cons of communism is corruption
A more modern Democratic socialist approach would be to have the means of production owned equally by all members of a company through a co-operative, who then report to a descaled government of democratically elected representatives.
In a socialists system, the people owns the state's power to control the means of production, in communism, the people owns the means of production directly.
The government no matter where it is in the world is simply a dictatorship for the class that controls it, in capitalist society capitalist control the government and influence policy. In a communist society, the government is the organized body of the public, and is used to enforce the demands of the public, which means the public influences policy. If production is centralized, it basically means that it’s owned by a governing body.. under communism, the governing body is the public and a process called democratic centralism is used to develop the material conditions of society. It works like this, the public inserts demands and opinions through a socialist state they create & elect directly.. There ideas and demands as a whole get centralized into a head point (historically speaking, it’s always been a communist party at the head point) the head point concentrates these ideas and demands into economic plans and plans the economy in the interest of the working class to materialize their demands and interests so that they’re free access to all people. In this fashion, the working class is The government & they use it to materialize their demands and interests.
holly cow thank you for that basic explanation I have a hard time understanding these definitions and now I understand why Communism is close to Totalitarianism, again thank you
Great video! But another point that is important to bring are the people who inspired marx and Engels like saint Simon, charles furhe(howwver you spell that name) robert owen, and Rousseau
Communism as an idea preceded Marx and Engels and was developed after them, and I don't mean by Lenin, Mao, and others. Many anarchists believe in communism, favoring the achievement of truly classless society through mutual aid (i.e. charity that offers ways to pull one's weight in turn) and the popularity thereof. States don't really have to take over when people can just abandon the commodity form (i.e. exchange/prices) that creates profit.
It is also noteworthy that Socialism has always worked best in capitalist societies. If you look at Norwegian, Albertan or Alaskan resource funds for Oil in lumber, it will see that the capital of space is what funds the little Socialist schemes with your obviously a lot better in Europe than in North America. Well, the Chinese communist even though they have adopted many capitalist aspects to their economy have no Socialism or safety nets to actually help their people other than a few things that are only good on paper the only real beneficiaries of which are those connected to the state. This will loom large and coming years as stale, democratic problems at the babymaking end of the pyramid, drag China’s economy down, mostly based on the one child policy, and the disaster that they caused for China. The one child policy was a top down, authoritarian move by the state this is common under communism.
Never associated my interests into such topics but truthful opinion and question, would ever such a system work? Some people in their nature want more than others. Personally I believe that since selfishness exists and will always do so, a system built in such way would still get manipulated enough by ruthless individuals to harm our world. Just as harmed it is now by the rules of capitalism
Sure but that's because people under capitalism are encouraged to be selfish cause most of the wealth is hoarded by selfish people. In a Socialist society where sharing and mutual benefit and collective progress are encouraged that "selfishness" within people will eventually wither away. its like Pavlov's dog. If everything in Society reinforces your selfish desire then people come off as inherently selfish. Change that negative "selfishness" to a positive "Sharing" and before you know it people will know that its inherently within us to share.
A very nice opinion you have my friend. Truly the system of communism would make people share more and decrease the selfishness that is used in between. Unfortunately something like this could never happen so i will keep considering my self a socialist, a system were equalization should be more and more achieved.@@dashboardkid21
How can communism provide equality to all and have the society share all i.e. property, food and things needed to survive as described in the video if the things equally shared are being held and distributed by a government who has the enormous wealth of goods to distribute. Would that not make it flop on its head because the basic principles are destroyed by one government having the power over the people and deciding when enough is enough for the people? If not the government then would a council of people decide who distributes the goods? What I'm not getting in this video is who is in charge of the distribution of common wealth in a communist society?
@@dashboardkid21go live in Cuba and in that time rethink your beliefs please. The thing with capitalism is that as the world develops so will the jobs, huge companies incomes will become obsolete and new ideas come into fruition therefore you always have the opportunity to work hard and earn lots of money. Who would work hard if your work is shared with the person who doesn’t contribute to the economy and sits on benefits whilst pretending to be a social crusader.
@@Goofball6trillion40% of the working class in America makes less than $50k annually. So are all those people not working hard enough? 50% of people making $100k annually or less live check to check... I wish what you were saying were true, that meritocracy was actually the way to get ahead. Sadly hard work leading to a decent living is no longer the case. I know plenty of people over 40 years of age, some even with multiple degrees in precarious situations when it comes to finances. Also if you fund my flight to Cuba, I'd gladly take a vacation. Venezuela, Vietnam, or China please.. lol. in all those countries over 90% of the populations owns their homes... American cant say that. hope youre prepared for the fall of Western Hegemony.
So capitalism? U work for someone else and don't own the Labour. Ur pay is controlled by somone else, and the resources u need to buy is also controlled by Simone else.
@salvadorvizcarra769 So if I buy a $5,000 Freeze Dryer, I own the freeze dryer, but when I freeze dry food, Produce, Production. It belongs to everyone else? You can have hot led, flying at 2,200ft/s. Or do all commies think Hot Led and Food are the same? I suggest you learn the difference.
Any system can be flawed. But how can communism be achieved without a ruler and incredibly loyal followers? It's like a perfect world that can never be realized...
No, in a communist society you are not paid the same as everyone else, you just control the means of production, basically meaning you don’t have a boss cutting your paychecks and laying you off
Not really, value given to people's labor depends on how long and hard they work Yes, everyone would have basic necessities like food, water, shelter, but if you don't work, you may not be in possession of luxury goods
Ehh, I used to think that way but after seeing how mixed economies tend to undo themselves by companies pressuring the government into reversing social change by moving to other countries, I think pushing away from capitalism would be best.
The fundamental flaw in communism and indeed socialism is that the “capital” or "means of production”, is not under control of the people but rather those who sit on top the power hierarchy. It is they who will determine what peoples “abilities” and what their “needs” will be. Thus in practice, it invariably ends up looking like feudalism, or slavery to the state.
@Be Honest : What is Capitalism ? All systems have capital, even if there are no corporations. A caveman’s capital, might be a flint knife, a bear skin, and a smoldering ember. The issue is who is allowed to own and or control the capital. Historically those with the most political power, can seize and or control the most capital. Our countries founding represents an attempt to separate the control of capital from political power, and create a bargained for relationship between our leaders and those they governor. So too is a relationship between the employer and the employee, granted not all parties have the same bargaining power, but it's much easier to get a new contract or new employer, or even become an employer, than it is to get a new government, unless the government is the sole employer, which is the case and communism. The corporate world and the communist world have one thing in common; the leaders in these worlds know how fiendishly they cherish their position of power, and they project that same lust for power on all others.
I'm new to this so fellow Marxists, please correct me if I'm wrong but, in a communist society, capital (that being wealth that serves to create more wealth) is abolished, class (and thereby also societal hierarchies) is abolished and the state withers away due to the lack of need for it.
@@DFHartman it does indeed separate the control of capital from the state but in doing so it places the working class in total competition with one another, undermining any semblance of democracy. and of course in competition there are winners which leads to new centralizations of capital which are no longer under any form of democratic control.
@@RedCaribbean Democracy is a word that can not be found in any of our founding documents. We are a Constitutional republics, which is very different. ruclips.net/video/VogzExP3qhI/видео.html
Crazy how in my way of thinking on how we as a society could become fair to everyone I ended up a like what the founders of communism did; but like always money and power will always corrupt the people, which just makes me sad
Communism looks good on paper, but when it's applied in the real world and the human element is added into the mix, things can get messy very quick. While communists say that the people should own the means of production and promote a "classless" society, you have to have someone at the top deciding who gets what, how much they get, when they get it, etc. This leads to a power vacuum where, in reality, the people have little to nothing while the elite making the decisions at the top have absolute power to decide on the basic factors of every citizen's life. By this point, you've given a small group of people the power to make complete decisions for the entire society, down to who gets fed and who goes without. Who's to stop them from skimming off the top or giving themselves more for being such a good ruler? Whose to stop them from withholding something from a particular group of people that, though they contribute to the society, don't agree with the decision makers? They get to starve for the good of the community. Take a look at the total number of people who have literally starved to death in communist societies over the last hundred or so years;.there were millions in the Soviet Union alone, plus more that were literally worked to death after daring to disagree with the party, even for arbitrary things. In a perfect world, yes, such a society would be ideal. But we don't live in that perfect world, and the sad truth is that someone who.is.given power over other people will eventually fall into egotistical corruption, or will align themselves with others that push them in that direction.
It does work in reality, there’s just a lot of propaganda around it and unfair treatment for those who attempt to change the status quo and develop an alternative system to that of the western model. Keep in mind communism is a ideology that was created for developed nations. nations who have already industrialized, nations that are independent and who have access to producing things, and historically speaking we’ve always seen communist movements form out of colonized nations who were stripped out independence, where they have no means of production they’re largely just farming nations that provide for imperialist nations in the west, that are nations who are very poor to begin with, and these nations have to organize, survive and protect against u.s or western military intervention trying to stop them, and also they have to do this independently cause they also get sanctioned, blocked off & sabotaged by western forces to cut off any outside support that could help them develop properly, all with the goal of bringing the whole movement to a stop or forcing it to collapse. So it’s not an easy task especially when you’re trying to do it out of extreme poverty as a starting point.
Communism certainly does have its perks, however, I do agree that it is somewhat flawed. There has to be that sweet spot, the middle ground, where we still get the perks, but still have the rights to our private property, and the government is less controlling.
Something you own without actually using and generates profit. You have two houses: you live in the first one so it is your "possession" The second one you rent to someone as "private property". So you are generating profit on an asset you don't use and you get rich without having to produce
Property owned by a single individual used by others to create value which the individual keeps for himself. It’s property used to enrich an individual at the expense of others.
Glosses over the reality of communism. “Resources are allocated based on need.” Tell that to to the 40 million Chinese who have starved to death. Some say as many as 60,000,000 but who’s counting (certainly not the Chinese government). And I understand that it’s a drawing, but why is the drawing of a single family residence? In communist countries I know of, it would be closer to reality to show a blocky concrete building with thousands of tiny apartments. And the means of production being owned by “the people” actually means that it’s owned by the government- a government that in reality is far more greedy and exploitative than most private corporations. Just saying.
Real communism is when nobody is forced to do anything they do what they and give fruits of their work whoever they want, and they are themselves are supplied by other people who does everything for them just for fun Variant where no one wants to do something someone else wants is out of the question of course
very good explanation of communism, short infographics like this one usually are not too good at really understanding what communism is all about but you did a great job at it!
Well it was ACTUALLY a means for emancipation of a SPECIFIC group of eastern European people. Karl Marx belonged to this tribe. After the Great Purge (and with its adoption in Asia) that group had entirely lost control of this movement 😂
Wait you get paid extra if you produce more than you need? But which company do you work for? Ahahaha Among other things, Stakhanovism exists, do you know?
@@MaxStirner123 Yes, I absolutely get paid more when I expand my businesses. I own 3 construction companies and if I expanded, yes I get paid more... it's called streamlining my income. So why would I grow my businesses under your economic ideology? Why would any entrepreneur take all the financial risk and expand businesses under your economic ideology? Yes, when I produce more, I get paid more. Are you paid hourly? If you are I wouldn't expect you to understand terms like streamlining my income and leverage. With that being said, you really think people will start and grow businesses into corporations?
@@youtubesucks1499 I live in Italy and here no one gives a damn about the workers (let alone in other places), a little extra money on your pay is a miserable sop to being treated like an object
honestly tho if you really wanna understand communism summarize the Communist Manifesto. this whole video is biased and is just the narrative pushed about communism. it makes it sound super impossible but the idea is we just all support each other rather than have some people hold 90% of the wealth and exploit the rest who literally do all the work/labour/production to make the wealth. society hasn’t always lived in capitalism… it’s dialectical and is proved over and over unsustainable and creates war, famine, poverty, exploitation, low wages, expensive healthcare, food, housing, etc. capitalism is fr killing us all we should definitely try something new
Communism (as per Marx and Engels) should create a classless society, where we do away with capitalism, and instead everyone theoretically collectively part owns major corporations, thus spreading the wealth generated equally, and not just in one persons bank account (ie. Bill gates $139. billion USD). Instead of capitalism where one person lives in a cardboard box and another living in a multi million dollar mansion, with communism everyone lives in a nice house. Unfortunately there are currently no communist countries as we speak (democratic with regular elections), instead all current supposedly "communist" countries are in fact not communist but instead "dictatorships" such as Russia, China, north Korea etc pretending to live under the guise of the "communist" banner as it were. If someone knows of an actual communist country (as per Marx and Engels) please let me know, as I currently do no think a single one currently exists?
It is communists that are into forcing work, which you have not had an America since the end of slavery. It seems to be glossed over in the video that the society decides what people will do for a living. This literally means the state gets to choose what you do for a job whether you like it or not, this is quite draconian for most Americans. That was a situation here in America is not desirable a jump out of the frying pan of capitalism into the fire of communism doesn’t seem a wise move to me. And neither of the Marxist or the capitalist right ever discuss tariffs, or Fees for foreigners, dumping their goods in American markets. These are all easy solutions that economist have deemed as bad for no other reason in the south interest of industries or ideology. The very idea of trying to get someone to live in the binary world between capitalism and communism, I find is an error , communism is nothing more than dictator ship. Historically capitalism runs the gamut between socialist Europe as they call it in the United States and the United States, as well as some banana republic‘s who oppressed their workers and control the means of production. Well, they have little communist movements that occasionally come to power, as in places, like Venezuela, and end up ruining the country. other versions of authoritarian Socialism, like fascism has taken route in places like Argentina under patron ism, and this leads to the same Ella fact as overtime those that are in power enrich their own families and friends at the expense of the general population for a limited from participating as the state controls off, or at least, as a veto against those would do things they do not like.
In Capital, Marx begins his analysis with an already existing capitalist economy. Marx can't explain how the capitalist economy came into existence because such an economy couldn't come into existence according to Marx's peculiar analysis of the capitalist economy where surplus-value created capital must first exist, but since surplus-value doesn't exist yet, there can be no capital to begin the capitalist economy. To overcome this inherent contradiction in Marx's "investigation", he begins Capital where we find an already existing capitalist economy: “The wealth of those societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails, presents itself as “an immense accumulation of commodities," its unit being a single commodity. Our investigation must therefore begin with the analysis of a commodity.” The "investigation" needs to begin with how the commodities came into existence, that is how the capitalist economy came into existence, an oversight necessitated by a fraud. Let's see if we can commence the Capitalist economy using the following Marxist tautology, "Hitherto we have investigated how surplus-value emanates from capital; we have now to see how capital arises from surplus-value.":* (1) What do we need to initiate the Capitalist economy? Capital, of course. (2) So let's get some capital...where is this capital, according to Marx? (3) We get capital from surplus value, Marx tells us, "capital arises from surplus-value." (4) Okay, so let's get some surplus value to get capital. Where can we find surplus value, according to Marx? (5) "Surplus value emanates from capital", Marx's tautologically informs us! ------------------------- * Capital, Chapter 24, first sentence (1867)
@@ramiere1412it isn’t unique to socialism but is very heavily correlated and caused by it (however it does happen in places with drought or with terrible economic conditions)
@@ZackGisme Communism has improved QOL even in times of war (USSR never had peace times since its conception). Also, you posit that capitalism has done well? Read a 📕
Forget about the “isms” of whatever colour and focus on the power, its acrual, its form and the manner in which it is exercised and whose interest. It is that simple and the rest is mostly used to confuse and deceive people about what is happening.
I think that communism in theory sounds way better than in reality. But... because of everything that happened in the communist period i think people take that as a stereotype of 'Communism' which is not the whole deal & in my opinion the community owning everything thought hasnt been put to work in the eastern block because it was not 'ruled' by the people, it was ruled by dictators that just wanted to spread propaganda and take use of the system for their own good.
This seems a little biased. Out of control capitalism also leads to violation of individual freedom. Also economic inefficiency is not necessarily a bad thing.
Communism stops wealth inequality. People who live in a capitalist country have little idea that it also has aspects of communism in the form of socialism. These are things such as the police service, fire service and in some case health care which aren't privately owned therefore non profit organisations. Personally I don't think there is a perfect economy.
It doesnt sound bad as a concept. Nearly all the giants of a capitalist country have gotten there by doing bad things to lots of people. If doing lots of bad things to lots of people is what drives economy, inductry and innovation, then I would rather be iwithout it. America does resemble everything Marx said it would become. I think both Capitalism and Communisum could work if people werent inheritly selfish or corrupt. Both try to solve the problem: What do we do when a few powerful and greedy people take control of the country? At the core of it, people are the problem, not the plan.
China is really not Communist anymore as the majority of companies are "privately" owned. Well that alone makes it not a communist country then. Communism comes from the word "commune" where everything is owned collectively by the community.
Communism by itself does not work. But i believe anarcho-communism can work. It's almost the same, but then you have leadership without authority over people. Power corrupts.. No one should have power over others.. and no one should own private property. Money is also a tool that make exploiting people very easily. Humanity should be more like a bee or a ant colony. Working together for the greater good of humanity instead of a boss, greed, profits or leaders.
I'll never understand why people want to give politicians so much power and control over their lives
It's because they like to be slaves without realizing it.
It is because they want to be taking care of.
@@waynejohanson1083 and they don’t have to think
Anarchy is the way
@@ozzie_theotterAnarchy devolves society into who has the biggest stick.
and the "leaders" live without wanting anything as the workers starve.
yeah capitalisms pretty horrible, this is exactly why class has to be abolished
@@Corvus6166 I have been living great here in the U.S. Cant say the same about my friends in China.
@@electriccowboy4747Can’t say the same about the children working the cobalt mines over in Africa!
@@Danokopiawe have nothing to do with that incase you think that its our fault
@@Yyutiwtiwuriti it's not America's fault directly it's just capitalism
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U mean like in China? The Chinese are literally eating the capitalists lunch
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Every time they promise a communist utopia the people end up living in hell.
ehh, a communist society isn't just classless, it's stateless and moneyless aswell. the Soviet Union was, though led by a communist party, a socialist society (as referenced to in the name "Union of Soviet *Socialist* Republics" or USSR for short.
It always amuses me to no end when communists claim to strive for a stateless society, while also claiming they’ll have the ability to try and distribute mass resources on a net scale to various people “fairly.” Definitely no government necessary there, regardless of the name it’s given.
Of course, communist thought never had any actual practical logic to any of it regardless.
Agreed, there is no such thing as a communist country only a socialist country. In order for a country to be communist, the whole civilization on earth must be communist.
@-Jubulus I am well aware of the self-proclaimed differences. You seem to be under the delusion that communism doesn't calm that the state will eventually melt away once everyone is so consumed by communist ideology that all will get along splendidly, and things will simply work.
That just sounds impossible to me? Classless, stateless, moneyless - huh?
@ecnalms851 Agree, socialism is possible but not communism.
It should be noted that Marx idea of higher-stage communism is one of not only a classless society, but also stateless and moneyless. He did believe that the transitional period, right following the initial revolution would have a state, and that that state would eventually 'wither away'.
As I understand it, in his earlier works he advocated for state seizure of many industries, but in his later revised ideas (particularly after the Paris Commune) he believed in a more decentralized network of communes with a more limited state (a bit like what Council Communist would later advocate for too).
Karl Marx was a lifelong scumbag parasite.
Correct. Communism is supposed to be a classless,moneyless, and stateless society. But also a society of leisure and work would be reduced.
Fun fact people easily corrupt and therefore the state would be unlikely to wither away as it brings a lot of profit to those at the top
@@RandomRothbardian Agree, that's why I'm not Marxist-Leninist (or the ideologies that grew out of it). I'm also not in favor of capitalism though, because it has the same type of power imbalances and coercion, and leads to accumulation of power into oligarchies.
@@KarlSnarks Keynesian capitalism has a high probability of corruption due to the power of the government
However Hayek’s economic theory is one in which the government is as small as possible therefore limiting government corruption however I don’t currently know of any countries using Hayek’s method
You didn't mention how many people starved to death in the Soviet Union and in China due to their "just, equal" collective farming.
No, they starved because they SABOTAGED collectivisation and also due to adoption of Lysenkoism propagated by the Ukrainian pseudo scientist Trofim Lysenko.
An don't forget the Ucraine famine where the Soviets confiscated ALL the crops in the country leaving the farmers to literally starve to death in their own fields because socialist/communist USSR could not feed itself.
Remember the Holodomor.
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Both were because of really bad ideas that were meant to target pests
Example:
China wanted to kill sparrows since they were seen as a pest. Turns out they're really important, and as their population went down, farms got a lot worse, leading to a famine
Some work harder than others. Should be able to reap the rewards of your labor
@@antilaw9911 communism fails because those doing the work soon realize the futility of it.
No one works thousands of times harder than others.
@@miscaccount9438 But some put thousands more at risk.
@@miscaccount9438 No, but many are smarter
And still deserve what they receive
@@miscaccount9438not thousands but a couple times over yes certainly
Well,for my father's family, here is what Communism meant to him......
1. Property confiscation
2. Disarmament
3. Forced labor camps
4. Execution attempts on family members
5. Fleeing country of birth.
6. Poverty
7. Rationed food and gas
8. Oppression
Wow same shit was happening to my family but we're from America
Being of Japanese descent wasn't really cash money during the 40s
@@ErenKruger-qx3dt Do you know if any Japanese immigrants were ever arrested for espionage during the war years?
@@ErenKruger-qx3dt Yup but the FDR administration was pretty Socialist.
I'm already confused: how is it controlled by "the people" if "the people" don't control anything?
This is how communism works on paper, it's just that type of system was never achieved. The places that it was implemented were largely agricultural and uneducated societies so authoritarian measures were necessary which led to the problems seen in those countries.
Through workers' councils (the term "soviet" means that), direct democracy and a decentralized government in an already industrialized country
@@_iceyIt is no coincidence that Marx believed that the revolution should be born in already developed countries...France, England, Germany etc. furthermore the revolution had to expand rapidly into neighboring great powers to be successful. Hard but not impossibile
@@MaxStirner123 True, too bad it started in RUSSIA of all places.
11 of the top 100 companies in the us right now are communist.
I wouldn't say that the USSR had a "lack of innovation". Consider they were competing with the USA, and have contributed lots to science, medicine and of course, art, literature and music. The notion that innovation only exists because of competition is false. Ask any person who actually wants to help the world instead of capitalising on new technology
This is true, innovation can happen anywhere at anytime, we just need to give the innovators resources and allow ideas to be freely shared. Surely this can't be halted due to IP and dwindling wages in our capitalist society!
No, I have no clue were you got that info. They sent spies around the world alike to the US. That’s how they got the bomb. The only thing the USSR will truly be remembered for innovation was the legacy of the klashnikov rifle, and sending a satellite into orbit first. Not to mention the GDP of California was larger than the entire GDP of the USSR after the 1960s. And they made the first APFSDF round. But for countries of Russia’s size and capability they were under preforming before, during and still today after communism failed.
What did USSR invent that wasn't already invented?
Communism. The freeloaders dream come true.
@@sidengland6302 Sure I'll bite. Communism, is an economic system in which there is no private ownership of the means of production. Communism means there is no big boss, as the workers of each production facility, own said facility. How is this a "freeloader's dream"?
I have friends who had live under communism n they said everyone is equally MISERABLE
But at least they are all equal.
But the leader ! Leader have to have good life ! castro in Cuba, ortega in Nicaragua , cahvez and close friends in Venezuela are some you can verify 2024.
Equally miserable, poor and hungry.
@@cn7492 me when state capitalism
Listen, it's one of these things where if it worked like it was supposed to, itd be the ideal way to run a country.
But again, people just don't work this way.
It sounds like private property is just “government property” and no one should have so much power. Unfortunately there are a lot of flaws in capitalism and communism
I had a similar thought, "Owned by the people" seems like "owned by the government"
Or in case of syndicalism it can be pretty much literally owned by the workers. There are also other variants.
Exactly, they are looking for a way to abolish class (class being someone who has power) but when they hand over all the power to the government, the government in turn becomes another kind of class.
@@IloveGardensandteaparties Hand over all the power to the government... in stateless society?
@@tefky7964 how is it stateless if there is a government ?
I’m not sure how I came across your channel but GRATEFUL I did! Thank you for breaking down complex subjects in an easy to understand manner without even a hint of condensation!! Thanks 😊
You are so welcome!
@@IllustratetoEducate So the USSR is not innovative, the country that invented mobile phones, laptops, space exploration is just not innovative, look at capitalism, the invention of the light bulb by Nicolas tesla had no money to sell it and instead the rich got the money and credit. And the USSR and the PRC is way more democratic then the capitalist 2 party dictatorship that have the same policies.
@@IllustratetoEducate I agree about the no condensation! I HATE HATE HATE it when I'm trying to learn politics and the surrounding vaporized air starts condensing into water droplets around me! Darn condensation!
@@MoPar7055Funny! Maybe it was an autocorrect?
I still can’t wrap my head around the means of production being controlled by the community? As in all business decisions would be made by the employees of a business? What would that look like in practice? Like all 500 employees of a business would have to agree on every business strategy? Is that logistically possible?
Probably by electing some sort of representative ig?
It’s through elected delegates
@@kathrynnoel1724 And the delegates are elected because they do the best for the customers ? If not it will fail. And this is the simple cause - communism and socialism will always fail. It only works if everyone is poor. But what is the advantage in everyone being poor?
That can work under democratic control of the means of production and wealth. Therefore, it is necessary to create workers' assemblies where decisions are made democratically. It is obvious that there will always be a minority that does not agree with the decisions of the majority, but in communism the decisions have social goals, and the common people can work in a united and cooperative manner under common interests.
@@menonalevi6984still a bad life to live as just a normal person.
Communism is suppose to be a moneyless and stateless society in its truest form. Aside from having those two incorrections I mentioned before, it is a extremely good video that is able to explain Communism in a more simple term! Thanks for the video! ☭😃
Well said! Thanks for the clarification. :)
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The final form of communism is supposed to be stateless. You're supposed to use the power of the state to get there first.
Usually that's the part where it falters cos the state doesn't wanna go away...
How cute, the commies got their own emoji
@@marbleWRKS Black sickle and hammer, this looks like a version of communism combined with something
You forgot the part were over 100 million people have died from starvation, over exhaustion, and torture. That’s just since 1900
How many people have died of starvation? Did you know the world produces enough food to feed the entire planet five times over ever year? Because of capitalism most food produced is thrown out so more can be sold
Exaggerated numbers by westerns, would implore you go more in depth with researching about the total kill count
Not 100 million! You’re clown and Russophobia!
I came to say exactly this.
Capitalism killed millions of people as well
Excellent video. I 100% agree with the dissenting opinion with regards communism.
Why do you choose to say "the people" or "the community" instead of Government?
That’s the hive mindset they’re trying to establish..
he explained it in simple terms yet somehow people in the comments still dont understand...
I generally concur with the points made in the video, up until approximately 2:10. Beyond that point, however, I find several flaws in the explanation presented. Expressing my viewpoint from an anarcho-Christian communist perspective, I believe that this video can serve as a good starting point for individuals seeking to dive deeper into the study of communism. Thank you and I encourage you to continue your commendable efforts.
Can you clarify this part for me? -> (2:46) "create a system in which the means of production are owned by the people" followed by "In a communist society, the government controls all aspects of the economy"
Do the people own the means of production, or does the government own the means of production?
That depends on the type of communism/socialism.
In theory the government is meant to present the interests of the peoples, so "the government is people" . Though in reality the goverment is just a group of people who looks after their own interests. Thats why among the cons of communism is corruption
A more modern Democratic socialist approach would be to have the means of production owned equally by all members of a company through a co-operative, who then report to a descaled government of democratically elected representatives.
In a socialists system, the people owns the state's power to control the means of production, in communism, the people owns the means of production directly.
The government no matter where it is in the world is simply a dictatorship for the class that controls it, in capitalist society capitalist control the government and influence policy. In a communist society, the government is the organized body of the public, and is used to enforce the demands of the public, which means the public influences policy.
If production is centralized, it basically means that it’s owned by a governing body..
under communism, the governing body is the public and a process called democratic centralism is used to develop the material conditions of society.
It works like this, the public inserts demands and opinions through a socialist state they create & elect directly..
There ideas and demands as a whole get centralized into a head point (historically speaking, it’s always been a communist party at the head point)
the head point concentrates these ideas and demands into economic plans and plans the economy in the interest of the working class to materialize their demands and interests so that they’re free access to all people.
In this fashion, the working class is The government & they use it to materialize their demands and interests.
holly cow thank you for that basic explanation I have a hard time understanding these definitions and now I understand why Communism is close to Totalitarianism, again thank you
Only in practice, in theory it is very democratic
"Somewhere in the distance, you feel a hammer and sickle flying towards you"
That was solid.
How does your research for videos affect your ideas?
I wonder if and how people will argue in the comments, lol
Thank you so much for watching. Which ideas were you referring to? Like my opinions on it?
@Illustrate to Educate yes, exactly that! Would you say your personal ideas change from the research you put into making the illustrate videos?
That’s a good question
does reading Marx and Engles make you more leftist in other words lol. @@IllustratetoEducate
@@dashboardkid21 No, but advocating for changes by those writers does.
Can you compare the American Republic to the Roman Republic.
Amen❤😊🎉
Karl Marx: "I'm not as successful as some other people, so that's unfair"
such a bitchy ideology, communism
Great video! But another point that is important to bring are the people who inspired marx and Engels like saint Simon, charles furhe(howwver you spell that name) robert owen, and Rousseau
Did anyone else think the machine at 0:34 was a man being hanged?
😂 that’s funny, I can see it now.
Communism as an idea preceded Marx and Engels and was developed after them, and I don't mean by Lenin, Mao, and others. Many anarchists believe in communism, favoring the achievement of truly classless society through mutual aid (i.e. charity that offers ways to pull one's weight in turn) and the popularity thereof. States don't really have to take over when people can just abandon the commodity form (i.e. exchange/prices) that creates profit.
This is great, ay comrade ?
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
really good vid for a non-communist
It is also noteworthy that Socialism has always worked best in capitalist societies. If you look at Norwegian, Albertan or Alaskan resource funds for Oil in lumber, it will see that the capital of space is what funds the little Socialist schemes with your obviously a lot better in Europe than in North America. Well, the Chinese communist even though they have adopted many capitalist aspects to their economy have no Socialism or safety nets to actually help their people other than a few things that are only good on paper the only real beneficiaries of which are those connected to the state. This will loom large and coming years as stale, democratic problems at the babymaking end of the pyramid, drag China’s economy down, mostly based on the one child policy, and the disaster that they caused for China. The one child policy was a top down, authoritarian move by the state this is common under communism.
Never associated my interests into such topics but truthful opinion and question, would ever such a system work? Some people in their nature want more than others. Personally I believe that since selfishness exists and will always do so, a system built in such way would still get manipulated enough by ruthless individuals to harm our world. Just as harmed it is now by the rules of capitalism
Sure but that's because people under capitalism are encouraged to be selfish cause most of the wealth is hoarded by selfish people. In a Socialist society where sharing and mutual benefit and collective progress are encouraged that "selfishness" within people will eventually wither away. its like Pavlov's dog. If everything in Society reinforces your selfish desire then people come off as inherently selfish. Change that negative "selfishness" to a positive "Sharing" and before you know it people will know that its inherently within us to share.
A very nice opinion you have my friend. Truly the system of communism would make people share more and decrease the selfishness that is used in between. Unfortunately something like this could never happen so i will keep considering my self a socialist, a system were equalization should be more and more achieved.@@dashboardkid21
How can communism provide equality to all and have the society share all i.e. property, food and things needed to survive as described in the video if the things equally shared are being held and distributed by a government who has the enormous wealth of goods to distribute. Would that not make it flop on its head because the basic principles are destroyed by one government having the power over the people and deciding when enough is enough for the people? If not the government then would a council of people decide who distributes the goods? What I'm not getting in this video is who is in charge of the distribution of common wealth in a communist society?
@@dashboardkid21go live in Cuba and in that time rethink your beliefs please. The thing with capitalism is that as the world develops so will the jobs, huge companies incomes will become obsolete and new ideas come into fruition therefore you always have the opportunity to work hard and earn lots of money. Who would work hard if your work is shared with the person who doesn’t contribute to the economy and sits on benefits whilst pretending to be a social crusader.
@@Goofball6trillion40% of the working class in America makes less than $50k annually. So are all those people not working hard enough? 50% of people making $100k annually or less live check to check... I wish what you were saying were true, that meritocracy was actually the way to get ahead. Sadly hard work leading to a decent living is no longer the case. I know plenty of people over 40 years of age, some even with multiple degrees in precarious situations when it comes to finances. Also if you fund my flight to Cuba, I'd gladly take a vacation. Venezuela, Vietnam, or China please.. lol. in all those countries over 90% of the populations owns their homes... American cant say that. hope youre prepared for the fall of Western Hegemony.
This was wonderful
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
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Maybe we can scrap the ISM
and do whatever you want
Basically it is the idea that no one should ever be allowed to own shoes. Personal property us verboten.
Workers of the world unite!
Give this man a million subs the illustration he is giving is par excellence. Well done❤
Thank you so much 😊
Your videos are really great. Succinctly and simply explain the basics of things. Thank you :)
Glad you like them! Thank you for the compliment! Hope you continue to enjoy the channel as new content comes out!
Why should I worķ and pay for something I do not own?
Sounds like paying rent
If you buy a Gun, you can prevent Communist from taking your stuff.
So capitalism? U work for someone else and don't own the Labour. Ur pay is controlled by somone else, and the resources u need to buy is also controlled by Simone else.
@salvadorvizcarra769 So if I buy a $5,000 Freeze Dryer, I own the freeze dryer, but when I freeze dry food, Produce, Production.
It belongs to everyone else?
You can have hot led, flying at 2,200ft/s.
Or do all commies think Hot Led and Food are the same?
I suggest you learn the difference.
Start your own business then
Any system can be flawed. But how can communism be achieved without a ruler and incredibly loyal followers? It's like a perfect world that can never be realized...
Thank you very much for this video, I am doing a histori project with it
Best of luck! 🤞🏼
your videos on capitalism,socialism and communism have saved my life, thanks
That makes me happy to hear! I'm glad you found them to be helpful.
isn't it this is the system where a jobless person have similar income/payment with a teacher, or a policeman or etc?
No, in a communist society you are not paid the same as everyone else, you just control the means of production, basically meaning you don’t have a boss cutting your paychecks and laying you off
Not really, value given to people's labor depends on how long and hard they work
Yes, everyone would have basic necessities like food, water, shelter, but if you don't work, you may not be in possession of luxury goods
Socialism, Communism, and Capitalism should always be mixed. I feel this is the best economic system type along with a democratic republic.
Ehh, I used to think that way but after seeing how mixed economies tend to undo themselves by companies pressuring the government into reversing social change by moving to other countries, I think pushing away from capitalism would be best.
Wrong
@@_icey I agree to some extent but not fully pushing from it
@@devinbutler3271 I just would like to finally see change done in this messed up world.
@@_icey I completely agree I’m by no means myopic I feel it’s only possible with radical shifts and people wanting it
The people who don't get it and think it works don't understand free will, strength, knowledge, and the power of conversing.
Thank you so much 😊😊😊😊😊
Most welcome 😊
Still dont get it 🥺
You have two cows, the State takes both and gives you some milk.
Man in his natural self has to live with reward
Another outstanding research and analysis. Thank you for what you.
The fundamental flaw in communism and indeed socialism is that the “capital” or "means of production”, is not under control of the people but rather those who sit on top the power hierarchy. It is they who will determine what peoples “abilities” and what their “needs” will be. Thus in practice, it invariably ends up looking like feudalism, or slavery to the state.
If communism is Slavery to the State, then capitalism is Slavery to the corporate isn't ? ... Next time be honest
@Be Honest : What is Capitalism ? All systems have capital, even if there are no corporations. A caveman’s capital, might be a flint knife, a bear skin, and a smoldering ember. The issue is who is allowed to own and or control the capital. Historically those with the most political power, can seize and or control the most capital. Our countries founding represents an attempt to separate the control of capital from political power, and create a bargained for relationship between our leaders and those they governor. So too is a relationship between the employer and the employee, granted not all parties have the same bargaining power, but it's much easier to get a new contract or new employer, or even become an employer, than it is to get a new government, unless the government is the sole employer, which is the case and communism. The corporate world and the communist world have one thing in common; the leaders in these worlds know how fiendishly they cherish their position of power, and they project that same lust for power on all others.
I'm new to this so fellow Marxists, please correct me if I'm wrong but, in a communist society, capital (that being wealth that serves to create more wealth) is abolished, class (and thereby also societal hierarchies) is abolished and the state withers away due to the lack of need for it.
@@DFHartman it does indeed separate the control of capital from the state but in doing so it places the working class in total competition with one another, undermining any semblance of democracy. and of course in competition there are winners which leads to new centralizations of capital which are no longer under any form of democratic control.
@@RedCaribbean Democracy is a word that can not be found in any of our founding documents. We are a Constitutional republics, which is very different. ruclips.net/video/VogzExP3qhI/видео.html
Crazy how in my way of thinking on how we as a society could become fair to everyone I ended up a like what the founders of communism did; but like always money and power will always corrupt the people, which just makes me sad
Communism looks good on paper, but when it's applied in the real world and the human element is added into the mix, things can get messy very quick. While communists say that the people should own the means of production and promote a "classless" society, you have to have someone at the top deciding who gets what, how much they get, when they get it, etc. This leads to a power vacuum where, in reality, the people have little to nothing while the elite making the decisions at the top have absolute power to decide on the basic factors of every citizen's life. By this point, you've given a small group of people the power to make complete decisions for the entire society, down to who gets fed and who goes without. Who's to stop them from skimming off the top or giving themselves more for being such a good ruler? Whose to stop them from withholding something from a particular group of people that, though they contribute to the society, don't agree with the decision makers? They get to starve for the good of the community. Take a look at the total number of people who have literally starved to death in communist societies over the last hundred or so years;.there were millions in the Soviet Union alone, plus more that were literally worked to death after daring to disagree with the party, even for arbitrary things. In a perfect world, yes, such a society would be ideal. But we don't live in that perfect world, and the sad truth is that someone who.is.given power over other people will eventually fall into egotistical corruption, or will align themselves with others that push them in that direction.
It looks good on paper. The ideology make sense. So why in reality it doesn't work? And can humans make it work?
It does work in reality, there’s just a lot of propaganda around it and unfair treatment for those who attempt to change the status quo and develop an alternative system to that of the western model.
Keep in mind communism is a ideology that was created for developed nations. nations who have already industrialized, nations that are independent and who have access to producing things, and historically speaking we’ve always seen communist movements form out of colonized nations who were stripped out independence, where they have no means of production they’re largely just farming nations that provide for imperialist nations in the west, that are nations who are very poor to begin with, and these nations have to organize, survive and protect against u.s or western military intervention trying to stop them, and also they have to do this independently cause they also get sanctioned, blocked off & sabotaged by western forces to cut off any outside support that could help them develop properly, all with the goal of bringing the whole movement to a stop or forcing it to collapse.
So it’s not an easy task especially when you’re trying to do it out of extreme poverty as a starting point.
Communism certainly does have its perks, however, I do agree that it is somewhat flawed. There has to be that sweet spot, the middle ground, where we still get the perks, but still have the rights to our private property, and the government is less controlling.
Can I have an example of a private property
Factories
Something you own without actually using and generates profit.
You have two houses: you live in the first one so it is your "possession"
The second one you rent to someone as "private property".
So you are generating profit on an asset you don't use and you get rich without having to produce
Property owned by a single individual used by others to create value which the individual keeps for himself.
It’s property used to enrich an individual at the expense of others.
@@SPACEMONKEY288 In short, the foundations of every society with classes
@@MaxStirner123 exactly, classless society is the goal of communism. Classless and no state to enforce class rule.
This just sounds like a ChatGPT generated script, to be honest. No offense
No offense taken. I’m also not seeing the problem with that… all my scripts, because of their objective nature sound like ChatGPT scripts.
Glosses over the reality of communism. “Resources are allocated based on need.” Tell that to to the 40 million Chinese who have starved to death. Some say as many as 60,000,000 but who’s counting (certainly not the Chinese government). And I understand that it’s a drawing, but why is the drawing of a single family residence? In communist countries I know of, it would be closer to reality to show a blocky concrete building with thousands of tiny apartments. And the means of production being owned by “the people” actually means that it’s owned by the government- a government that in reality is far more greedy and exploitative than most private corporations. Just saying.
Real communism is when nobody is forced to do anything they do what they and give fruits of their work whoever they want, and they are themselves are supplied by other people who does everything for them just for fun
Variant where no one wants to do something someone else wants is out of the question of course
2:55 wrong,in communist society these is no state
There is until it dissolves.
@@Danokopia when the state exist,its socialism(or dictatorship of the ploretariat),not communism
this helped me understand so much oh my god thank you
cool explanation
perfectly explained.
the thoughts on the negativity of communism is are not really negative
Sounds good in theory
Truth is always in the middle. Look at Germany: you have everything basic needed, but you can also get more.
Germany in the early 20th century did find the "truth" between communism and capitalism. My right hand couldn't help but raise 45 degrees.
very good explanation of communism, short infographics like this one usually are not too good at really understanding what communism is all about but you did a great job at it!
Well it was ACTUALLY a means for emancipation of a SPECIFIC group of eastern European people. Karl Marx belonged to this tribe. After the Great Purge (and with its adoption in Asia) that group had entirely lost control of this movement 😂
Whats the INCENTIVE to produce?
It won't get me a better life. So why would I produce the absolute bare minimum?
Quiet quitting goes both ways.
Wait you get paid extra if you produce more than you need? But which company do you work for? Ahahaha
Among other things, Stakhanovism exists, do you know?
@@MaxStirner123 Yes, I absolutely get paid more when I expand my businesses.
I own 3 construction companies and if I expanded, yes I get paid more... it's called streamlining my income.
So why would I grow my businesses under your economic ideology?
Why would any entrepreneur take all the financial risk and expand businesses under your economic ideology?
Yes, when I produce more, I get paid more.
Are you paid hourly? If you are I wouldn't expect you to understand terms like streamlining my income and leverage.
With that being said, you really think people will start and grow businesses into corporations?
@@MaxStirner123I’m a long haul truck driver and if I do more miles I get paid more money
@@jjg2505 This is called piece work and it was kinda normal in the Soviet Union
@@youtubesucks1499 I live in Italy and here no one gives a damn about the workers (let alone in other places), a little extra money on your pay is a miserable sop to being treated like an object
honestly tho if you really wanna understand communism summarize the Communist Manifesto. this whole video is biased and is just the narrative pushed about communism. it makes it sound super impossible but the idea is we just all support each other rather than have some people hold 90% of the wealth and exploit the rest who literally do all the work/labour/production to make the wealth. society hasn’t always lived in capitalism… it’s dialectical and is proved over and over unsustainable and creates war, famine, poverty, exploitation, low wages, expensive healthcare, food, housing, etc. capitalism is fr killing us all we should definitely try something new
So if somebody lazy they they still get the same amount as the hard worker? If so thank god for america
No. That's not what Socialism is nor had that happened in any socialist state.
That's not what it means
This is not what socialism means. Are you guys just coming to this video to leave comments without watching the video?
You just described capitalist inequality.
@@DPD1 quite literally
Sounds good on paper
Good video , easy to understand and communism will be work out....
It’s not really bad idea the my problem I have with it, it feels like there’s no check and balances, this why it always fails.
Communism (as per Marx and Engels) should create a classless society, where we do away with capitalism, and instead everyone theoretically collectively part owns major corporations, thus spreading the wealth generated equally, and not just in one persons bank account (ie. Bill gates $139. billion USD). Instead of capitalism where one person lives in a cardboard box and another living in a multi million dollar mansion, with communism everyone lives in a nice house. Unfortunately there are currently no communist countries as we speak (democratic with regular elections), instead all current supposedly "communist" countries are in fact not communist but instead "dictatorships" such as Russia, China, north Korea etc pretending to live under the guise of the "communist" banner as it were. If someone knows of an actual communist country (as per Marx and Engels) please let me know, as I currently do no think a single one currently exists?
It is communists that are into forcing work, which you have not had an America since the end of slavery. It seems to be glossed over in the video that the society decides what people will do for a living. This literally means the state gets to choose what you do for a job whether you like it or not, this is quite draconian for most Americans. That was a situation here in America is not desirable a jump out of the frying pan of capitalism into the fire of communism doesn’t seem a wise move to me. And neither of the Marxist or the capitalist right ever discuss tariffs, or Fees for foreigners, dumping their goods in American markets. These are all easy solutions that economist have deemed as bad for no other reason in the south interest of industries or ideology. The very idea of trying to get someone to live in the binary world between capitalism and communism, I find is an error , communism is nothing more than dictator ship. Historically capitalism runs the gamut between socialist Europe as they call it in the United States and the United States, as well as some banana republic‘s who oppressed their workers and control the means of production. Well, they have little communist movements that occasionally come to power, as in places, like Venezuela, and end up ruining the country. other versions of authoritarian Socialism, like fascism has taken route in places like Argentina under patron ism, and this leads to the same Ella fact as overtime those that are in power enrich their own families and friends at the expense of the general population for a limited from participating as the state controls off, or at least, as a veto against those would do things they do not like.
I still don’t get it
So instead of centralizing power on corporations, you centralize power on the government. Lmao, no thanks
In Capital, Marx begins his analysis with an already existing capitalist economy. Marx can't explain how the capitalist economy came into existence because such an economy couldn't come into existence according to Marx's peculiar analysis of the capitalist economy where surplus-value created capital must first exist, but since surplus-value doesn't exist yet, there can be no capital to begin the capitalist economy. To overcome this inherent contradiction in Marx's "investigation", he begins Capital where we find an already existing capitalist economy:
“The wealth of those societies in which the capitalist
mode of production prevails, presents itself as “an
immense accumulation of commodities," its unit
being a single commodity. Our investigation must
therefore begin with the analysis of a commodity.”
The "investigation" needs to begin with how the commodities came into existence, that is how the capitalist economy came into existence, an oversight necessitated by a fraud.
Let's see if we can commence the Capitalist economy using the following Marxist tautology, "Hitherto we have investigated how surplus-value emanates from capital; we have now to see how capital arises from surplus-value.":*
(1) What do we need to initiate the Capitalist economy? Capital, of course.
(2) So let's get some capital...where is this capital, according to Marx?
(3) We get capital from surplus value, Marx tells us, "capital arises from surplus-value."
(4) Okay, so let's get some surplus value to get capital. Where can we find surplus value, according to Marx?
(5) "Surplus value emanates from capital", Marx's tautologically informs us!
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* Capital, Chapter 24, first sentence (1867)
"however, it is important to mention" ...was the script written by chatgpt?
It is basically if you don't work, your shot.
Need to give the details of loss of freedoms. Like how many children you're allowed. Or no religious freedom.
Those aren’t communist ideals, those seem more totalitarian.
Did I miss you mentioning " famine " ?
Famine is more of a capitalist thing
because famine is something unique only to communism
@@ramiere1412 nonono famine is not "unique" only to communism
Have you heard of India and etopia before?
@@ramiere1412it isn’t unique to socialism but is very heavily correlated and caused by it (however it does happen in places with drought or with terrible economic conditions)
@@pathowogenempire9968it was sarcastic
Communism seems impossible in reality
capitalism isn’t working either..
@@phatchoociebut it's atleast better.
@@Anti_Racist696 It really isnt. In theory or practice
@@kaviarnciggarettesyou’ve got all of your work cut out for you arguing communism has worked as well as capitalism in reality.
@@ZackGisme Communism has improved QOL even in times of war (USSR never had peace times since its conception). Also, you posit that capitalism has done well? Read a 📕
America Acknowledgement Explains 😂😂😂
The F in Communism stands for Food
Forget about the “isms” of whatever colour and focus on the power, its acrual, its form and the manner in which it is exercised and whose interest. It is that simple and the rest is mostly used to confuse and deceive people about what is happening.
I think that communism in theory sounds way better than in reality. But... because of everything that happened in the communist period i think people take that as a stereotype of 'Communism' which is not the whole deal & in my opinion the community owning everything thought hasnt been put to work in the eastern block because it was not 'ruled' by the people, it was ruled by dictators that just wanted to spread propaganda and take use of the system for their own good.
Well I learned I am not a communist.
This seems a little biased. Out of control capitalism also leads to violation of individual freedom. Also economic inefficiency is not necessarily a bad thing.
I seen this happen to people on the USA 🇺🇸
cool
"The implementation of Communism has often lead to authoritarian regimes."??!!
WHEN DIDN'T IT LEAD TO AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES??!!
Makhno Commune
Communism stops wealth inequality. People who live in a capitalist country have little idea that it also has aspects of communism in the form of socialism. These are things such as the police service, fire service and in some case health care which aren't privately owned therefore non profit organisations. Personally I don't think there is a perfect economy.
"Lemme just throw in some capatilist propaganda in the last half. For good measure"
You yield
It doesnt sound bad as a concept. Nearly all the giants of a capitalist country have gotten there by doing bad things to lots of people. If doing lots of bad things to lots of people is what drives economy, inductry and innovation, then I would rather be iwithout it. America does resemble everything Marx said it would become. I think both Capitalism and Communisum could work if people werent inheritly selfish or corrupt. Both try to solve the problem: What do we do when a few powerful and greedy people take control of the country? At the core of it, people are the problem, not the plan.
China is really not Communist anymore as the majority of companies are "privately" owned. Well that alone makes it not a communist country then. Communism comes from the word "commune" where everything is owned collectively by the community.
Communism by itself does not work. But i believe anarcho-communism can work. It's almost the same, but then you have leadership without authority over people.
Power corrupts.. No one should have power over others.. and no one should own private property. Money is also a tool that make exploiting people very easily.
Humanity should be more like a bee or a ant colony. Working together for the greater good of humanity instead of a boss, greed, profits or leaders.
Viva Communism!! 🚩